jpdb beta

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

4

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

2

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

1

masochist; masochism

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

concern; business

1

to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

1

to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

1

wave; ups and downs

9

taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)

1

much less; to say nothing of

5

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

1

lending and borrowing

1

tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

6

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

2

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

2

love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

2

bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

(about) middle; midway

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

15

bookmark; guidebook

14

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

thought to be; seen as

2

to look old; to get old

3

pressed flower

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to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

3

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

2

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

2

to pay attention (to)

3

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

2

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

6

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

2

to miss a chance; to fail to do

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

2

to get between; to be caught in

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

3

freedom; free man; free woman

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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